Closure for bottles or other containers.



No. 793,757. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. J. B. WLMAMUN LOSU'RE POR BOTTLES 0R UTI-IER NTMNERS.

APPLIUATIGN FILED SEPT. 22. 1904.

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PATENT @Fisica JOHN BAKER WILLIAMSON, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUUN Y, AS-SIGNOR Ui? FlVEdC'IGll'iIl@ T() A. V. (fil'iill'lAM NI) 'i`. L. J',lGli`li"iCl {-`(.)N, Hl? LOUIS- VILLE, KEL TUCKY.

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SPECIFICATXON forming part of Letters Patent No. f93,*5', dated July 4, 1905,

Applicatnn lledSeptcmberZZ, 190e. Serial No. 225,477.

To /r/ZZ 71171/0711/ ff/; may concern:

Be it known that L JOHN Bimini VVILLTAM- sou, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Louisville, in the county of J el'ierson and citate ol Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful ,lmjn'ovelnents in Closures for Bottles or other Containers; and l do declare the following' to be a Vfull, clear, and exact description of the invention, snch as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in closures for bottles, jars, cans, and similar vessels or containers, and more particulal'ly to that class o'l" such closures which consists of an aperturcd cap having' a rotary cnt-ofi' disk or plate.

',ihe object of my invention is to e'l'iiect imjin'ovenients in the construction oi the cap and eut-oliil disk of devices ol this character, and thereby render the same less expensive to manufacture and at the same time more el- 'icient and durable in use.

iV ith the above and other objects in view the invention consists oi certain novei features of construction, combination, and arrang'en'icnt of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.ln the accompanying"drawings, Figure l is a side elevation ot' a portion ol'I a bottle o1' other container with my improved closure applied thereto. Fig'. 2 is a top plan view oi' the saine. Fig'. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 ol" Fig'. 2. Fien i4,- is a top plan view oi the cap with its rotary cutoli" disk or plate removed. Fig'. 5 is a perspective view of the spring' lor operating` the cutoi'i' disk or plate. Fig'. 6 is a perspective view oi a modilied Vform of closure. Fig. 7

is a vertical sectional view through the same; and Fig'. 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line $5 8 ol Fig'. 7 and looking; npwardly in the direction of the arrow, thecutoii' disk or plate beine' shown in iull lines in .its normal or closed position and in dotted Une or more oi said openings l5 may be pro- 8;,

lines in the position it assumes when it is to be removed or disengaged from its headed pivot-stud.

Referring' more particularly to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, oi the drawings, the numeral V1A denotes a portion ol a container of any desired character, which is lormed with a neck 2, having' external screw-threads 3. Upon said neck is a cap It, which is preferably stamped from a single piece of sheet metal and comprises a circular top portion 5 and a de pending' ani'iular flange or rim (i, in which is stamped or pressed internal screw-threads 7 for engaging' said tl'n'eads upon the neck 2, and thereby holding' said cap securely upon the latter. rlhe top portion 5 of the cap is substantially lrusto-conical in shape, beine' Yformed so by stamping or pressing` in the saine an annular groove or channel 8 and a 65 eentrally-(lisposed circular depression or seat i). Said groove 8 is located adjacent to the edge ol the top portion and forms an annular bead or rib l0. As shown at 1l in the drawings, a portion ol" said top in the path of said groove is not depressed, but remains in the plane ol the upper surface ot' said bead l() and forms a W-shaped stop, the purpose of which will be presently explained. The said depression or seat El is concentrically disposed and has its center stai'nped up, as shown, and 'formed with an opening' lf2. Said depression Sl is circular or annular in Form and is adapted to provide a seat for a springl 13, which actuates a revoluble cut-oliA plate or disk .14 30 Arranged around the inclined or `lrnsto-conical-shapcd portion ot' the cap are openings or apertures l5, through which the contents ol: the container l is adapted to disclutrn'e.

vided, as desired, according' to the use which is to he made oilE the container. '.lhe cut-olii' plate or disk .1.1 eonifornis in shape to the shape ol the top ol the cap and has its periphery notched or cut away, as at 1G, to [forni pointed or 'tl -shaped radial projections 11T, so that said plate or disk is oi a star-like forni and serves to ornament the cap. Said cut-off plate or disk is revolubly mounted upon said cap by passing a bolt 18 through a centrallydisposed opening 19, formed in said plate and through the opening 12 in said cap, and screwing a nut Q() upon the threaded end of said screw, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. IVhen the cut-olf plate is thus mounted, its radially-projecting points 17 are adapted to cover and uncover the openings 15 to prevent or allow the discharge of the contents of the container 1, as desired. The spring 13, which is in the form of a loop or coil,has one of its ends seated in an aperture 21, formed in the cut-olT plate 14, and its other end seated in an aperture 2Q, formed in the depression or seat 9 of the cap 4, so that it exerts its stress or energy to hold the cut-oit' plate normally in its closed position to prevent the contents of the container from discharging through the openings 15. In order to permit the cut-ofil plate to be readily turnedr against the tension of said spring to its opened position, I preferably form one of the radial projectionsor points 17 with a downwardly and outwardly bent extension 23, which forms a linger or thumb piece. The V-shaped stop 11 upon the top of the cap projects between two of the points or projections 17 on the cutoil' disk, and thus limits the rotary movement of the latter, as will be readily understood.

It will be seen that the construction just described is simple, compact, durable, and comparatively inexpensive to produce.4 By stamping the cap 4 from a single piece of metal, with the spring-seat 9 and the stop 11 integral therewith, the cost of manufacture is materially reduced, and by constructing the cut-olil plate in a star-like form, as shown, less material is necessary and an ornamental effect is given the closure.

In Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, of the drawings the numeral 25 denotes the cap, which is formed with a centrally-disposed recess or seat 26 upon its under side or face and with a horizontally-disposed slot 27 in its annular flange or rim. Dependingfrom the center of thc recess or seat 26 is a pivot-stud 2S, which is formed with a head 29. Iivotally mounted upon said stud is the rotary cut-off plate or disk 30, which has its edge scalloped or notched, as shown at 31, to form projections 32 and which is provided with an opening 33 in an enlarged portion 34 in order to permit said disk or plate to cover and uncover the discharge-openings in the top of the cap.

Said portion 34 of the plate is formed with an extension 35, which projects through the slot Q7 in the cap to provide a thumb or finger piece for operating said plate, and with an angularly-bent depending portion 36 upon each side of the extension for the purpose of closing said slot 27 upon each side of said eX- tension and preventing the contents of the container from falling out of the same. In order to permit the parts to be easily cleaned, the cut-off plate is removably mounted upon its pivot-stud and is cut away, as shown at 37, to expose the recess or seat 26 beneath the same. This mounting of the cut-olf plate is preferably effected by forming the same with a V-shaped or segmental-shaped opening 38, the angle of which is disposed at the center of the plate and engages the pivot-stud 2S beneath its head 29, so that the plate is retained upon the latter, as shown in full lines in Fig. 8 of the drawings. After this is done the linger-piece 35 may be readily slipped out of the slot 27. In order to hold the cut-oill plate upon the pivot-stud and also to hold the same normally in its closed position, a spring 39 is mounted in the seat or recess 26. Said spring is in thc form of a loop or coil and has one of its ends removably engaged with an opening 40, formed in the cut-off plate, and its other end similarly engaged with an opening 41, formed in the cap.

In the above-described construction it will be noticed that the parts are all open or cX- posed, so that the contents of the container will not clog beneath or between them, and that they arc readily removable to permit them to be easily cleaned.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prin* ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A closure for bottles or other containers, comprising a cap stamped from asingle piece of sheet metal and formed with a central seat or depression, a stop adjacent to its edge, and a radially-disposed series of discharge-openings, a cut-off disk pivotally mounted upon said cap over its central depression or seat and formed with a series of radially disposed points or projections adapted to cover and uncover said discharge-openings in said cap, two of said projections coacting with said stop to limit the movement of said cut-oli` plate, and a spring located in said depression or seat and connected to said cap and said cut-off plate whereby the latter will be held normally in its closed position, substantially as described.

2. A closure for bottles or other containers, comprising a perforated cap stamped from a single piece of sheet metal, a cut-ofi disk pivoted centrally to said cap, a U-shaped spring IOO IOS

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having torlninnl ends, one Connected to the mp and ono to the out-oli disk to normally llold tho oi1t-oll` (link in position to Cover tllo poilforzltions in the Cap, an extension on tho out-olf disk :for moving1 the sumo to uncover the poi'fomtions and a stop to limit; the movements ol' tvlio cut-oil' disk, substantially as flo scribed. 

